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Summary

With new chapters on the Lisbon Treaty, environmental policy, and freedom, security and justice, the third edition of Politics in the European Union is fully up-to-date, and remains an essential textbook for students of EU Politics.Four sections on the theories of integration, the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union, provide a comprehensive and well-balanced introduction to the subject to suit all course structures. Theoretical concepts are covered in particular detail, and integrated throughout the textto encourage students to draw links between the EU in theory and in practice. An accessible writing style, combined with a variety of helpful learning features make this the ideal textbook for all students of European Union Politics, including those coming to the subject for the first time.This textbook is also supported by an extensive Online Resource Centre with the following additional material for students and lecturers:For students:An interactive map of EuropeAn interactive timeline of European integrationMultiple choice questionsFlashcard glossaryWeb linksFor lecturers:PowerPoint slides NEW FOR THIS EDITIONEssay questionsSeminar questions and activitiesFigures and tables from the book

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THEORY 1. Theories of European Integration2. Theories of EU Governance3. Critical Perspectives4. Theorizing ConsequencesPART TWO: HISTORY 5. Europe after the War6. The Schuman Plan for Coal and Steel7. The European Defense Community, the European Political Community, and the Road to the Rome Treaties8. The European Coal and Steel Community and European Atomic Energy Community9. The European Economic Community 1958-6710. After Luxembourg: The "Dark Ages" of European Integration?11. The European Community into the 1980s12. The Single European Act13. Maastricht: The Treaty of European Union14. The Road to Amsterdam: a Flexible Europe?15. From Amsterdam to Nice: Preparing for Enlargement16. After Nice; Enlargement Overshadowed17. The EU at a Crossroads18. From a European Constitution to the Lisbon TreatyPART THREE: INSTITUTIONS 19. The Institutional Architecture20. The European Commission21. The European Council and the Council of Ministers22. The European Parliament23. The European Court of Justice24. Organized InterestsPART FOUR: POLICIES 25. Policies and Policy-Making in the European Union26. Agriculture27. The Single Market28. Economic and Monetary Union29. Cohesion Policy30. Environmental Policy31. Freedom, Security, and Justice32. Trade and Development Aid33. Common Foreign and Security Policy34. Enlargement